Vocabulary
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Potpourri
Ask Questions
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to put something in place of something else.
What is to replace?
100
A part of speech describing a noun or a pronoun.
What is an adjective?
100
The past tense of the verb dig.
What is dug?
100
The repetition of the same sound in a group of words.
What is alliteration?
100
A question you might ask after reading this passage: "Carla sat mindlessly watching an earthworm burrow its way into the soil. Closing her eyes, she whispered, "I wish I could follow you into the cool soil and escape this dreadful work."
What is "Why is she wishing that?", "What does burrow mean?", "What is the earthworm doing?", etc.
200
particles
What are small pieces of something called?
200
Three adjectives to describe the air conditioner.
What are large, noisy, white, electrical...?
200
The past tense of the verb feel.
What is felt?
200
An example of alliteration using the "p" sound
What is Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers...
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A question you might ask after reading this passage: "I learned that two kinds of erosion affect soil. Wind erosion blows the rich, top layer of soil away from farm fields."
What is "What is the second kind of erosion?", "How did the author learn this information?", "Does wind erosion happen all over the world?", etc.
300
word meaning not natural or made by human beings.
What is artificial?
300
The prefix meaning "not" plus the root word "fortunate".
What is unfortunate.
300
The past tense of the verb break.
What is broke?
300
In order to be thinking about what you are reading, you would use this comprehension strategy from theme 8.
What is ask questions?
300
A question you might ask after reading this passage: "Gusts blow across the gravelly ground whipping dirt into storms turbulent soil rides the wind"
What is "What does the word turbulent mean?", "How often do dust storms occur?", "How does soil ride the wind?", etc.
400
geology
What is the study of rocks, soil and other related things?
400
Two words beginning with the prefix "un"
What are unpopular, unforgiving, undo...?
400
The past tense of draw.
What is drew?
400
Fairy godmothers and talking animals are found in this genre.
What is fantasy?
400
A question you might ask after reading this passage: "Now as Sam watched the dark cloud roll in, he was worried. Perhaps this cloud, or one like it, would grow into a Black Blizzard."
What is "What is a Black Blizzard?", "Are the clouds actually a Black Blizzard coming?", "What does Sam already know about Black Blizzards?", etc.
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One part of a group of things that are one on top of another.
What is a layer?
500
Two adjectives describing summer.
What are hot, steamy, sunny, fun...?
500
Past tense of the verb write.
What is wrote?
500
The type of writing consisting of a beginning, middle, and end.
What is a story?
500
A question you might ask after reading this passage: "All of a sudden, we heard a loud noise. Dad said it sounded like trees cracking. It made me uncomfortable because I didn't know where it came from."
What is "What is the loud noise?", "Where did the noise come from?", "What happened before he heard the loud noise?", etc.
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